CHAPTER XIII 



The Care and Operation of The Minne- 

 tonna Home Creamery 



WARNING 



Be Sure to Soak the Barrel of Your Home Creamery 



With Hot Water Before Making 



Butter the First Time 



YOUR Home Creamery may have been in the 

 warehouse or stock room for some time. 

 Unless you soak the barrel thoroughly with 

 hot water, it may leak both at the cover and perhaps 

 in the heads. 



First : Fill the barrel with hot water, put the cover 

 on, turn up door buttons (Casting No. 209). You can 

 also tighten cover at door strap loops No. 218, by turn- 

 ing down set screw. 



Be sure to loosen straps or bands at hoop lug No. 

 215 a trifle. The hot water makes the barrel swell and 

 if straps are not loosened a trifle, the heads may 

 bulge. 



And remember to do this also : When you are soak- 

 ing the barrel turn the barrel over with the cover 

 down so the cork will swell. When the cork is thor- 

 oughly soaked it becomes very pliable and will not re- 

 quire a great deal of strain on the door buttons in 

 order to tighten the joint. 



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